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- 1 satoshi
- 0.00000001 BTC
The smallest standard Bitcoin unit.
The satoshi-to-Bitcoin relationship
Bitcoin balances are often displayed with eight digits after the decimal. Moving the decimal eight places converts BTC to satoshis: multiply BTC by 100,000,000. To convert sats back to BTC, divide by 100,000,000.
| Satoshis | Bitcoin |
|---|---|
| 1 sat | 0.00000001 BTC |
| 1,000 sats | 0.00001 BTC |
| 100,000 sats | 0.001 BTC |
| 1,000,000 sats | 0.01 BTC |
| 100,000,000 sats | 1 BTC |
Why people use sats
Sats reduce leading zeros. A purchase of 0.00025 BTC is easier for many people to read as 25,000 sats. This becomes especially useful for small payments, recurring buys, fees, and accumulation milestones.
Avoiding unit mistakes
Always check which unit an exchange, wallet, or record uses before copying a value. A misplaced decimal can change an amount dramatically. Keep the unit label next to every number, and use an exact satoshi converter when in doubt.
The unit does not change the asset.Displaying 0.01 BTC or 1,000,000 sats describes the same amount of Bitcoin.